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August 30, 2010

Giveaway: Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love by Larry Levin

Synopsis: In the bestselling tradition of "Rescuing Sprite" comes the story of a puppy brought back from the brink of death, and the family he adopted.

In 2002, Larry Levin and his twin sons, Dan and Noah, took their terminally ill cat to the Ardmore Animal Hospital outside Philadelphia to have the beloved pet put to sleep. What would begin as a terrible day suddenly got brighter as the ugliest dog they had ever seen--one who was missing an ear and had half his face covered in scar tissue--ran up to them and captured their hearts. The dog had been used as bait for fighting dogs when he was just a few months old. He had been thrown in a cage and left to die until the police rescued him and the staff at Ardmore Animal Hospital saved his life. The Levins, whose sons are themselves adopted, were unable to resist Oogy's charms, and decided to take him home.

Heartwarming and redemptive, OOGY is the story of the people who were determined to rescue this dog against all odds, and of the family who took him home, named him "Oogy" (an affectionate derivative of ugly), and made him one of their own.

Thanks to the lovely Anna Balasi at Hachette Book Group, I have twocopies of this sure to be heartwarming tale to give away. If you are an animal lover like me, as you read the synopsis you probably felt your heart tug and a jumble of overwhelming emotion overtake you, giving you a strong desire to ascertain for yourself that Oogy's story ends happily. I know I did. So don't hesitate! My copy is on the way to me - - you too can own a copy of Oogy.

To enter, simply leave me a comment with your name and email address. NO EMAIL ADDRESS, NO ENTRY! U.S. and Canada only (my apologies to our overseas friends) and no P.O. boxes. Winners are subject to the one copy per household rule.

Contest to end on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 11:59 P.M. PST and the lucky winner drawn on Sunday, September 19, 2010.

We've had a lot of incidents of animal cruelty here in Baltimore -- most have not had a happy ending. Glad to see a family take this dog and give it a home. Would love to read this book and then pass it on to my fellow animal lovers.

I am a dog lover and have two little bundles of joy. But, I think it's a bad practice to have people post their email addresses on a comment page that can be seen by anyone and everyone! Not appropriate...Sherri

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